Abstract
We have been investigating the continuous tone recording and erasing characteristics using the reversible thermo sensitive material comprising of a resin and organic low molecular weight material and so on. The principal results are as follows. To begin with, we examined the pulse number control process from non-stable heat transfer function, and then clarified the optimum recording conditions, specified with the characteristics of applied energy, recording speed, and thermal response. Next, with thermal control, the imaging data can be kept stable even when the temperature of the thermal head varies. Finally, we found out that the object-oriented architecture of recording engine is effective from the viewpoints of energy-saving, high-level image quality reproduction and cost reduction.
